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A nematode model of nociceptor morphogenesis
Sep. 21, 2010—Time-lapse imaging and cell-specific expression profiling reveal dynamic branching and molecular determinants of a multi-dendritic nociceptor in C. elegans. Smith CJ, Watson JD, Spencer WC, O'Brien T, Cha B, Albeg A, Treinin M, Miller DM 3rd. Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-8240, USA. Abstract Nociceptive neurons innervate the skin with...
Coenzyme Q protects neurons from degeneration
Sep. 21, 2010—Coenzyme Q protects Caenorhabditis elegans GABA neurons from calcium-dependent degeneration. Earls LR, Hacker ML, Watson JD, Miller DM 3rd. Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-8240, USA. Abstract Mitochondria are key regulators of cell viability and provide essential functions that protect against neurodegenerative disease. To develop a model for mitochondrial-dependent neurodegeneration...
Andrea Page-McCaw
Jun. 24, 2010—On July 1 this year Associate Professor Andrea Page–McCaw will join us. Andrea studies protease-mediated cell signaling and tissue remodeling in Drosophila, and comes to us from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in NY. Andrea’s lab and office will be located in 4124 MRB III. Research Interests Protease-mediated cell-cell signaling and tissue remodeling in Drosophila During...
Notch Signaling regulates formation of the three-dimensional architecture
May. 18, 2010—Notch signaling regulates formation of the three-dimensional architecture of intrahepatic bile ducts in mice Erin E. Sparks 1, Kari A. Huppert 1, Melanie A. Brown 1, M. Kay Washington 2, Stacey S. Huppert 1 * 1Department of Cell and Developmental Biology and Center for Stem Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 2Department of...
Heterotrimeric G proteins and beta-catenin/TCF signaling
May. 13, 2010—Sci. Signal., 11 May 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 121, p. ra37 [DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2000647] RESEARCH Gβ Activates GSK3 to Promote LRP6-Mediated β-Catenin Transcriptional Activity Kristin K. Jernigan1*, Christopher S. Cselenyi1*, Curtis A. Thorne1, Alison J. Hanson1, Emilios Tahinci1, Nicole Hajicek2,3, William M. Oldham4, Laura A. Lee1, Heidi E. Hamm4, John R. Hepler5, Tohru Kozasa2,3, Maurine E....
Transventricular delivery of Sonic hedgehog
May. 7, 2010—Transventricular delivery of Sonic hedgehog is essential to cerebellar ventricular zone development Xi Huanga, Jiang Liua, Tatiana Ketovaa, Jonathan T. Fleminga, Vandana K. Groverb, Michael K. Cooperb, Ying Litingtunga, and Chin Chianga,1 + Author Affiliations Departments of aCell and Developmental Biology and bNeurology, Center for Molecular Neuroscience, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center,...
P. Ohi lab’s first paper
Feb. 22, 2010—P.Ohi lab’s first paper hit the press today in Current Biology, this issue The Kinesin-8 Kif18A Dampens Microtubule Plus-End Dynamics Yaqing Du1, Chauca A. English1 and Ryoma Ohi 1 Department of Cell and DevelopmentalBiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 465 21st AvenueSouth, Nashville, TN 37232-8240, USA Received 2 June 2009; revised 1 December 2009; accepted...
Basic Science Leadership Changes
Dec. 29, 2009—Dear Colleagues, As 2009 comes to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you well and to announce these important changes for senior leadership within the departments of Cell and Developmental Biology and Cancer Biology. These changes are effective January 1. First, I would like to address leadership changes within the...
golgi-derived-clasp-dependent-microtubules-control
Sep. 10, 2009—Golgi-derived CLASP-dependent microtubules control Golgi organization and polarized trafficking in motile cells.
Chancellor’s Awards for Research
Sep. 10, 2009—Irina Kaverina and others, recognized with Chancellor’s Awards for Research, which recognizes excellence in research, scholarship or creative expression. Chancellor's Awards Page VUcast faculty assembly